Rohingya refugee women and girls must not be forgotten

Published on: 22/05/2024

Six years after her last visit, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, returned to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to meet with Rohingya refugee women and girls and hear about their needs.

See what she saw and find out more about the life-saving services provided by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Statement

Funding gap, increased insecurity jeopardize the lives of Rohingya women and girls

20 May 2024

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Nasrin Khatun, 27, was one of the midwives on duty to assist Khadija* in safely delivering her baby boy, as Cyclone Mocha raged along the coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Fahim Ahad

15 June 2023

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08 August 2021

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10 September 2020

Resources

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Resource date: Oct 2019

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Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin

04 June 2019

Resources

From Myanmar to Bangladesh: Reaching Rohingya Women and Adolescent Girls Requires Partnership

Resource date: Jan 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

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31 July 2018

News

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Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

24 August 2018

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Rohingya refugee women and girls must not be forgotten

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